SO...Ummmmm, yeah, sorry bout the long ass time it took me to post this...writers block is a real b****...
Sometimes no news was good news.
Mostly though, no news was stress and worry. Vincent and I had made it to Oklahoma fine, and had gotten a hotel room on the shady side of town with the new credit card that Zexion had set up for us. And then we waited.
No news from Cloud, no news from Variedy and I was going stir crazy. I rolled onto my back in the stiff hotel bed and reached for Vincent only to find the bed empty. I set up, my gaze searching the small room but he wasn't there.
"Vincent?" I called out, as I glanced at the bedside clock: 8 am. I got up, throwing the covers as I went to the bathroom to find it empty as well. I ran my fingers through my hair roughly. "FUCK!" I snarled. I stormed over to the bed side table to find the keys and cell phone gone. "Damn it damn it damn it!" I knocked the lamp off the table, smashing it against the wall.
I grabbed my discarded cloths from last night and pulled them on quickly before holstering both guns. I tossed the few other things that had managed to make it out of my bag back in then, I tossed it onto the bed as I checked the room for anything else. I grabbed my bag when I didn't find anything and was about to head for the door when a click from the door had me drawing my gun. I dropped the bag and kicked it under the bed as I trained my gun on the door.
The door swung open to reveal Vincent, carrying a cup holder with two coffees and a paper bag. He stood frozen in the door way as he took in the scene in front of him. His eyes went from the bed to the lamp and then back to me. I lowered the gun, hitting the safety before tossing it onto the bed. He kicked the door closed and moved into the room. He moved past me to set the tray and bag on the bedside table.
Only then did I realize what I was seeing.
"Where the hell is your cast?!" I asked as I stood and grabbed his arm. He turned back to me, his eye brow raised.
"I went and had an X-ray done this morning. Healed up nicely according to the doctor." he said as he set on the bed where I had just been.
"Oh." was all I could think to say as he gave me a sly smile.
"You thought I'd left." he said and I couldn't help but feel ashamed. I shrugged and turned to the coffee but was stopped by his hand on my arm, pulling me to him. "I had hoped I would be back before you were even up." he said as pulled me between his knees.
"Probably shouldn't have stopped for coffee." I mumbled and he chuckled. His hand went to the back of my neck and brought my lips down to his.
"Don't pout Roxas." he said, his voice soft as his breath ghosted over my lips. "It's unbecoming of a skilled killer." I glared and he started to laugh but I silenced him with my lips on his. He sighed against me as his hands slid under my shirt. I slid my hands around his neck as his lips moved to my neck.
"Vincent." I purred as he nibbled at my neck.
"I had hoped, to find you still in bed, naked and waiting for me." he said as he pulled back enough to remove my shirt.
"Oh you would have liked that, wouldn't you?" I asked, my voice maybe a little breathy. He hummed as his hands slid down my sides to rest on my hips.
"You see, I am no longer hindered by that silly cast." He said and suddenly I was on my back on the bed and he was crawling on top of me. My breath hitched as he paused and nuzzled my stomach. He nipped at the skin there and I gulped. "And I have let you control our sexual, mmm, interactions, let's say, for the past 3 months." He came the rest of the way up and kissed me senseless. "And that's been fun," he said against my lips. "But It's my turn now and I have need for you Roxas." I was breathless and quickly approaching stupid.
"Well then what the hell are you waiting for?" I asked with as much bite as I could manage. Our lips crashed together as we shed what was left of our clothes. He made fast work of me, and had me withering and moaning like a whore in a matter of minutes.
"Mmm." He purred in my ear, his left hand had my hands pinned above my head while his right stroked my cock. "I have missed this." I gasped as he tugged lightly. "You wanton, and begging beneath me."
"Vincent." I moaned as he tugged lightly on my ear lobe with his teeth and then moved to my neck. He released my hands and they balled into the sheets as he made his way down my body. His mouth leaving a trail of heat as he went. My hips bucked up of their own accord as he swallowed my erection into the heat of his mouth. He pinned my hips to the bed using his hands as he sucked mercilessly until I came so quickly and fully that I was seeing stars. I groaned as he released me and started to try and sit up but was pushed back down.
"I'm not finished with you just yet." He purred and then, showing his strength once again flipped me onto my stomach. He ran his hand over the slop of my ass and my breath hitched. "Lift up for me Roxas." He purred and I felt his teeth nip at my shoulder. I did I was told and could already feel myself growing hard. I pressed my face in the mattress and whimpered as his hands stroked down my back while his other hand spread me apart. "This though," He whispered as his thumb found what it was looking for and slipped in. I gasped. "This is what I missed the most." He draped himself along my back, his free hand coming up to jerk on my hair at the same time that his finger slipped in a little further. I moaned loudly and he chuckled.
"Like that do you?" he purred. I moaned again in confirmation and he chuckled as he pulled away from me. I whimpered and try to sit up but his hand on my shoulder kept me down. "Stay." he said and I froze where I was at his tone of voice. He was back in no time at all and this time his fingers were slicked and slid inside me much easier. He sighed as I moaned. "See, patience is rewarded." He purred as his fingers worked me wide.
"Oh god, Vincent please." I begged as I started to rock back onto his fingers.
"What is Roxas?" he asked, as his free hand slid over my ass.
"Fuck me!" I snarled into the mattress. Suddenly his fingers were gone and I moaned at the loss but then they were quickly replaced. I wrapped my hands in the sheet as he slid into me, his hands digging into my hips, his breath coming out in a long sigh. I groaned into the mattress as he slid into my completely and stopped. I was a panting, sweating mess as I glared back at him, but what I found had me breathless all over again. His eyes were closed, his head tilted back, sweat gleamed on his chest and shoulders and his long raven black hair was stuck in sweaty streams all over his shoulders and down his back.
"Roxas." he purred with his eyes closed and I almost lost it again. He thrust forward so suddenly and unexpectedly that I gasped and bit into my arm to keep from crying out. I moaned his name as he pulled out slowly and then started to rock into me. I let myself go then, let my mind slip into the pleasure of having him inside me, moving, gasping, moaning behind me. I let all my worries go in those moments, let him be the only thing I felt, wanted or needed. And when he came with my name on his lips I followed.
I was seated in one of the two chairs at the table some time later when the phone finally rang. I snatched it up and hit accept just as Vincent came out of the restroom with a towel around his shoulders.
"Hello?" I said.
"We're on our way. We haven't heard much as to whats going on with Axel and the news doesn't seem to know much more the us." Came Variedy's voice. I sagged with relief that they were on their way finally.
"Yeah, we've been trying to find things out online and through local television stations but they don't know much. Maybe Zexion knows more?" I asked.
"You'll have to ask him when they get there. They're a day a head of us so they should be arriving by this evening."
"Where are we meeting?" I asked as I stood and walked toward Vincent. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close to his chest so he could better here the conversation.
"We'll come to you." He said "Just stay put and we'll be there soon."
"Alright. Be careful." I said and I heard the distinct sound of him snorting at me.
"Don't get soft on me now." he said before he hung up. I glared at the phone before tossing it onto the bed and wrapping my arms around Vincent before he could pull away.
"Demyx and Zexion will be here tonight." I said into his chest. He said nothing, just continued to stand there and let me cling to him. I finally pulled away and pulled myself back together as well. I took a deep breath and let it whoosh out of me.
"At least we don't have to pack up again." I said as I moved back to my chair and set down. I turned my attention back to the lap top just as Vincent dove away from the door, and the world exploded in bullets. I dove to the floor next to Vincent and reached under the bed to where the weapons bag was. I grabbed my gun and saw that he already had Cerberus out and was firing back best he could.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck." I cursed as I checked to make sure the gun was loaded and then turned my attention to the door where the onslaught of bullets were still coming through. Then, just as quickly as they came they stopped.
"Take this as a warning!" Came a voice I didn't recognize. "He's coming for you and this time only to kill." I scrambled to my feet and got to the door even though Vincent tried to drag me back. I pocked my head out to see three retreating figures headed toward the elevator. I brought the gun up and fired taking one in the shoulder. He screamed and started to fall but the other two grabbed him. Vincent was on the other side of the door now and he fired and another screamed.
"Fuck!" The one snarled. I poked my head back out to see the last one make a run for it. I aimed and fired and took him in the lower leg. He crumpled to the ground gasping.
"Take that as a warning!" I yelled. "He comes after us and the only death he will find is his own!" Vincent pulled me back into the room.
"Let's move." he said and we started to throw all our crap into our bags. It took all of five minuets but I could hear the sirens now.
"Fuck Vincent. We gotta get outta here before the cops show." I said as I slung my bag over my shoulder. He did the same and snatched the bag with the lap top off the table. I held pressed my gun to the side of my thigh as I glanced out the door, the three men were still there, bleeding and cussing. One had his weapon still and fired at me when he noticed me. I pulled back.
"How do we get outta here with them still out there?" I asked.
"Kill them." Vincent said as he grabbed the phone off the bed. I felt my face go blank as his eyes met mine. "Fine, move then." He said and I stepped to the side as he pulled Cerberus out and stepped out into the hall way.
"Vincent!" I gasped as he raised Cerberus and began firing. I stepped into the hallway, my gun raised and watched as he strolled toward the men, not one of his bullets missing they're target until all three were motionless on the floor. He walked right over them and to the emergency stair case. He paused and looked back over his shoulder at me.
"All clear." He said before he disappeared into the stair well. I rubbed my hand over my face and took a deep breath before I followed him. I stumbled a bit when I stepped over the dead men but kept going. I hit the door at a run and took off down the stairs, Vincent only a flight in front of me.
"Call the others." He shot over his shoulder. "Tell them to abort and stay in the wind till we know how he knew where we were." I had the phone pressed to ear, Variedy's number ringing as we hit the outside door.
"Yes Roxa..." I cut him off.
"Abort!" I hissed as we stuck to the side of the building and ran toward the parking structure. "Abort, stay in the wind. We've been compromised, killed three men, cops on the way. Axel's men." I stopped when Vincent stopped and looked around the corner of the building, all we had to do was cross the street to the parking structure, steal a car and disappear.
"Understood. Contact us when you can. Ill contact the others." The line went dead and I hurled the phone at the ground, shattering it. I pulled out my gun and shot it for good measure.
"Let's move." Vincent said and we took off for the parking structure. We hit the cool dark and I breathed a little easier. We took the ramp to the next floor and started to look for an easy get away car, I ducked behind a ford truck and was eye balling an suv when I caught the flash of red. I froze and then turned to run when he stepped in front of me, gun drawn.
"Hello dear." he purred as the barrel of his gun pressed to my forehead.
"Axel." I breathed, my mind running a mile a minute. How was he here? Wasn't he still in custody? How had we missed that? "VINCENT RUN!" I yelled and dropped to the ground, taking Axel by surprise and sweeping his feet out from under him. I turned to run but he grabbed my ankle and dragged me back. I shot my free foot out toward his face but he dogged and dug his elbow into the back of my knee, I cried out as he grabbed my hair. He stood, and pulled me up to my feet by my hair.
He wrapped his arm around my neck and his gun was back at my head. A shot rang out and the glass of the SUV behind Axel's head shattered.
"Come out Vincent!" Axel yelled into the dark. "Or I put a bullet in his pretty blond head."
"You'll do it any way." Came Vincent's voice from all around us. "But I bet I can kill your first." Another shot and the window next to us exploded. Axel cocked his gun and Vincent appeared straight in front of us, one car length away. Cerberus was trained on us in a two handed grip. His eyes were blank as they stared at us.
"Let's see just how much you mean to him Roxas." Axel whispered in my ear. "Take your shot Vincent dear but I'll drop him before the bullet hits." I let my eyes meet Vincent's but I found nothing there. I knew he couldn't do it. I knew that, but I knew he wanted to, I could see it.
"Do it Vincent." I said, and I felt Axel tense. "End this." I felt the tears well up in my eyes but I ignored them. Axel dug the gun into my temple.
"I will kill him!" He snarled at the raven haired man. "Drop your gun and walk away!" Vincent started to lower Cerberus, his eyes locked with mine. Damn it! NO! I will not go back with him! I raised my foot and slammed it down on Axel's foot, he hissed and loosened his grip enough that I jerked his arm with the gun away from my head just as it went off, I felt the harsh sting as the bullet grazed my cheek. I spun still holding his arm, forcing him to drop the gun. I brought my other hand up and my fist met his face.
"Roxas move!" Came Vincent's voice. I dropped to the ground and rolled under the car that we were standing next to. A shot rang out but Axel had also hit the floor, be brought his own gun back up but I rolled out and into him, knocking the gun away again. I managed to straddle his chest and get a few hits in before I noticed the knife in his hand.
"ROXAS!" Vincent yelled. It seemed to happen in slow motion, I looked down to see the hilt pressed into my stomach, then I looked up and met cold green eyes. And then there was such pain, such enormous pain.
"Axel?" I asked as I clutched at the hilt of the blade that was buried in my stomach. The pain spread and blood escaped through the wound and I never lost eye contact with my killer, my lover.
"Roxas." he said as he reached up a bloody hand and stroked my cheek while his other hand pulled the blade from my body. I felt myself falling backwards, but I couldn't stop it. Strong arms stopped me from hitting the ground, I looked up to find beautiful red eyes searching my face. His face was so torn with emotion I wanted to smile. I'd never seen him like this.
Never will again.
He placed me on the ground and tore my shirt away and started to apply pressure to the seeping wound. His eyes were locked with mine.
"Roxas, hang in there." he said. "I've got help coming. Just hold on."
"Vincent." I said with a sigh. "Sweet, beautiful Vincent." I looked back over to find Axel was standing now. He was staring down at us but his face was blank. He dropped the knife to the floor and turned on his heel and walked away.
"I will see you in hell." I said to his retreating back. He stopped but never looked back.
"All in good time." he said and then was gone. I looked back up to Vincent but my vision was going black around the edges.
"Vincent" I said and his eyes met mine and I couldn't help the weak smile that came at the look on his face. "I love you." I whispered.
"You're not going to die Roxas." he said, his voice as hard as steal.
"That's nice." I said as my vision went black. "Tell the others that Axel has to die now."
"Axel will die, you will not!" Vincent said, the pressure on my stomach increased. "God damn it Roxas! Open your eyes! Stay with me Rox, come on! I need to see your eyes Roxas!" I tried to open my eye lids but they were too heavy and the darkness was so much more comfortable then the pain.
"I love you." I whispered again before I allowed the darkness to suck me under.
The next thing I knew was distant: noise, pain, yelling, possible shots fired again.
We've done all we can. That was a voice I didn't recognize, it sounded scared.
There has to be something else! I relaxed, that was Vincent.
I'm sorry, he'll either wake on his own or he won't. The knife damaged his stomach...The darkness pulled me under again.
When I came to next there was no noise, except a small beeping. I don't know how long I listened to it before a door opened and two sets of feet entered.
Any improvement? That was Variedy. When did he get here? Where is here? Am I alive?
No, his brain activity hasn't changed either. The doctor is saying we might have to... Vincent...he didn't finish the sentence but Variedy seemed to understand.
We won't do that Vincent. Roxas won't give up on us and we won't give up on him. There was a pause in which neither one made any noise and I was getting sleepy again when Variedy spoke up again.
Axel has been sniffing around. This was said with a tone of carefully controlled anger.
We wait. Vincent said, his voice hard, cold. I felt myself pull closer to reality then I had in some time. Axel...
I tried to clench my hand but it didn't want to move. I concentrated on my hand, my fingers, curling, muscles, bone. Come on move! I wanted to scream but my mouth wouldn't work either. I turned all my attention to my hand, trying to get even a twitch! My pinky gave a slight twitch. HA HA!
I finally felt my fingers flex, and I felt the sheets under them, smooth, stiff. I flexed several times and then there was a sharp intake of breath.
"Roxas?" came Vincent's voice from very close, I had the sense that he was leaning over me. I flexed my hand again.
"I'll go get the doctor." Variedy said, I clenched my hand till it shook. I felt Vincent carefully pry my fingers apart and then lace my hand with his. His forehead touch mine and I felt his hair tickle my cheeks.
"Come on Roxas," he said, his deep voice soft. "Open your eyes, I need to see your eyes." It sounded like something he had said a lot. I turned my concentration to my eyes, I felt them flutter...light seared my eyes and I clamped them shut again. "For me Roxas." He said and just then the door banged opened slamming against something solid, my eyes flew opened and I tried to roll away from where the sound had come from but Vincent was holding me down, his face inches from mine.
"Calm Roxas." He purred as he stroked my cheek. "It's alright, I'm right here." He said as his eyes searched mine. I felt crazed, frayed around the edges.
"Vincent." I croaked and a small almost smile came to his lips. Then there was someone else standing over me. I tensed but Vincent calmed me with his voice.
"This is your doctor Roxas, he needs to examine you." he said and I gave a slight nod. A little pen light was flashed in my eyes and in my mouth.
"What's your name?" He asked me as he continued to look into my eyes with his little light.
"Roxas Strife." I croaked and he pulled away.
"We'll have to run a few test to make sure but he seems to be fine." he said to Vincent and I caught the undertone of fear that was there.
"Thank you." Variedy said, stepping forward. "We are very appreciative of what you've done here." He said as he led the doctor from the room. I finally glanced around and noticed that we were in a hospital after all but something seemed off, we appeared to be in a large empty room instead of a small room.
"I commandeered a hospital wing." Vincent said and I felt the smile stretch across my face before I could stop it.
"You hijacked a hospital wing and a doctor for me?" I asked and I might have sounded slightly awed. Vincent looked away and he might have been blushing but that could have been my eyes.
"I thought you were going to die." He said. "You were dying." He pulled away from me and turned to stare out the small window. "I was holding your life's blood under my hands. I would have done a lot more then hijack a hospital and threaten a few peoples lives if that's what if would have taken." I felt the smile slip from my face.
"Vincent.." I said, his back was stiff and his arms were folded across his chest his hands balled into fist.
"When you screamed for me to run is when I sent the distress call to Demyx and Zexion, I left the line opened as Axel called out to me, as I shot at him. I knew they were close but when I saw the gun in his hand and you in his lap, I knew they weren't close enough. When you collapsed backwards and I held you stomach inside your body I thought they wouldn't make it in time and you were going to bleed to death under my hands on the floor of a parking garage while that bastard walked away." He stopped here, his shoulders rose and fell. Then he turned and I saw the emotion again, I saw the pain and the fear and then it was gone again.
"I've never been so damn shaken in my life." he said. "I would have done anything to save you, anything." I kept my lips tightly shut, I wouldn't cry.
"I'm sorry." I finally said. He huffed out a dark chuckle.
"I'm sorry he says." as he ran his hands through his black locks. "I'm trying to tell you that I love you and you say I'm sorry?" I felt the shock of his words down to my core.
"I.." I trailed off and Vincent finally came back over to me, he pressed his forehead to mine, his hands balled into fist on either side of my head, then they unclenched and cupped my face.
"I love you Roxas." he said and I felt the tears on my cheeks before I knew I was crying. I reached up and brushed my knuckles across his cheek.
"I love you too." I said, my voice soft but still rough from not being used. He pressed his lips to mine and it was like he was kissing glass. I try to press into him but he pulled away.
"Easy, your awake but we need to see how well your recovering." He said as he pressed his lips to my forehead.
"How long was I out?" I asked as he set carefully on the edge of my bed.
"A week." he said and my eyes went wide.
"A week?!" I said, "What's been happening? Where is Axel? Is he dead?" Vincent chuckled.
"Not a lot, we've got a safe house set up here and Axel is back in St. Louis as far as we can tell. As soon as your given the all clear, we're going back to St. Louis. Zexion has been clearing the way for us, getting things set up via the internet and what ever connections he has."
"Going back?" I asked.
"We're going to finish this where it all started." Came Variedy's voice from the end of my bed. I almost jumped out of my skin but training held me still.
"Makes sense." I said to cover my slight flinch.
"We'll discuss a plan when your out of here." Vincent said as he stood from the bed. "Till then, try and get some rest."
"I've slept for a week." I said but I felt my eyes slip close any way. I heard Vincent chuckle and then a soft touch to my cheek. "Stay?" I asked.
"I never left." he said. I felt the smile tug at my lips but then I was gone again.